For Education Purpose Only.

1. Job roles within the media industry
Who’s Who?
Produce a guide for careers advisors to distribute to those wishing to work in the
television and film industries.
You will produce:
1.A flowchart on Bubbl showing links and pathways between different careers
2.Create 7-10 job profiles for jobs listed in your flowchart.
For each job profile outline the following characteristics of the job:
•Job roles: management; creative; editorial; technical; research; financial;
organisational; administrative
•Working patterns: shift work; fixed term; office hours; freelance; irregular
pattern

2. Management Process of dealing with things/controlling people
Creative Using imagination to create
Editorial Relates to the preparation of material for publication
Technical Relating to a specialist role
Research Investigation work
Financial Concerned with finance/money
Organisational Related to setup
Administrative Relating to the running of a business
Shift work Work comprising recurring periods
Fixed term When the contract lasts for a specified period
Office hours Time at work
Freelance Self-employed and not committed to an employer long term
Irregular pattern Working inconsistent hours
Key definitions you need to include

3. Map of Roles and Responsibilities
https://visual.ly/community/infographic/entertainment/career
s-filmmaking-where-do-you-fit
Use this map to help create a
flowchart on Bubbl showing
links and pathways between
different careers in media

4. Set Runner – entry level
position within TV –
looking after cast and
crew (fetching tea,
organizing proper etc.)
Office production
assistant – one tier up
from a runner, but
basically a set PA. They
shuttle actors around,
making script copies etc
Distinction example of two jobs
Include all of the job roles in the
ladder and a brief description
about what their roles are.

5. For 7-10 jobs from your flowchart, create a job profile. Please see my distinction
level example below on a post production supervisor
A post production supervisor’s job is organizational. Their job is to make sure that the technical post-
production on a film or TV programme is completed on schedule and is within budget. Part of their role
is to ensure they are maintaining clarity of information between all major parties involved in the film,
such as the supervising sound editor, the producer and the facilties companies (CGI studios etc)
This job can be stressful, so it requires empathy and an ability to make difficult decisions under
pressure. There are large amounts of money involved, and because most of the film’s budget is spent
during production, managing finances during the post-production period can be challenging.
They have to work with the production accountant and supply accurate information on cost reports,
which are prepared every 3-4 weeks to show how actual expenditure compares to the original budget.
They may be involved in a number of films at one time and are employed on a freelance basis by the
producer for a fixed term period. They will need to be able to work to tight deadlines and make tough
decisions under pressure. They usually work independently, but may employ an assistant. They will
continue to work on the production until all the elements needed for the production are in place.

6. Useful Resources – Use these links to help you with your assignment
 BAFTA Guru website
http://guru.bafta.org/crafts
 Film Production Flowchart
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/26/5c/47/265c47d6eb139b59151793208a2ab845.jpg
 Prospects Media Job Profiles
www.prospects.ac.uk/types_of_jobs_media.htm
 Skillset Television Job Roles
http://creativeskillset.org/creative_industries/tv/job_roles
 http://getinmedia.com/charts/GIM-Film-Industry-Chart.pdf
 Skillset Film Job Roles
http://www.creativeskillset.org/film/jobs/
 Start in TV: Which job for me?
 https://www.startintv.com/resources/whichtvjobforme.php
 Skillset National Occupational Standards
 http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090904150542/http://www.skillset.org/standards/standards/
 Making of Game of Thrones
https://www.makinggameofthrones.com/